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Redefining Obesity
For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.
by Chris Berdik
Can Pseudonyms Make Better Online Citizens?
Berkman Fellow Judith Donath says they can.
by Erin O'Donnell
Crafting Color
Inspired by birds’ feathers, engineers craft long-lasting structural colors.
by Katherine Xue
A Hemlock Farewell
A tiny insect, the woolly adelgid, is killing off these giant evergreens.
by Laura Levis
Human-Family Reunions
Genetics sheds light on early human history.
by Katherine Xue
Joseph Conrad’s Crystal Ball
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
by Craig Lambert
Climate Change’s Economic Heat
Climate change has diverse and far-reaching economic effects.
by Katherine Xue
A Better Path to High Performance
Under pressure, getting excited yields better results than remaining calm.
by Erin O'Donnell
The Price of Healthy Eating
With changed policies and food supply systems, healthy foods would cost less.
by Jonathan Shaw
Fusing Faculties of Mind
Brain-to-brain interface lets a human control a rat's tail.
by Peter Saalfield
Sex Science and Gender Culture
Sarah Richardson presents a history of the sex chromosomes in science and culture.
by Katherine Xue